CMP Media recently published the last issues of C++ Users Journal and Software Development magazine.

Sams and Que, large technical book publishers recently made redundant many technical and acquisitions editors.

Our Bradley Jones of JupiterWeb points out that the technical book and technical magazine markets are being destroyed by the Internet.

News reports are full of stories about the creative destruction from the Net going on in many industries around the world. However not much has been written about what is happening in the tech trade publishing world.

This trend will continue until only a handful of tech magazine remain in print. The ramifications for media companies dependent on print titles is not pleasent to contemplate.

This leads me to trends at our JupiterWeb division which I believe is the largest BtoB online community in the world. Our trends are positive and of course this bodes well for the future as we will be one of the beneficiaries of the ultimate final collapse of tech trade publishing.

Our niche does not get much coverage in the press. Today consumer community networks are the rage as established media companies are paying huge premiums to acquire the likes of iVillage, About.com and Marketwatch.com.

It will be interesting to revisit our progress in this area in coming months.